Camille Renshaw, UT English ’94, is CEO of B+E Real Estate, the first brokerage firm to offer an online trading platform for 1031 exchanges and net lease real estate. B+E has offices in 7 cities – NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, Denver, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Tampa. In 2019, B+E set the record for the largest commercial real estate transaction sold by a digital platform, a $324M portfolio. CREW National Network awarded her the “2020 Entrepreneurial Spirit Award,” and Commercial Property Executive awarded her both “2020 Innovator of the Year” and “2020 Net Lease Property Executive of the Year” honors. While she was a student at UT, she worked at the Department of Molecular Spectroscopy and she loved camping in the Smokeys and hiking the Appalachian Trail. She loved her English classes, especially those she took with Dr. La Vinia Jennings, whom she regards as a crucial early mentor and with whom she still maintains a friendship. After graduation, Camille completed an MFA in Writing from Bennington College where she deepened her love of storytelling. Today her training as an English major and storyteller help her lead Fintech companies. She graciously made time for an interview with department Head Misty Anderson as a way to share her success story with current students.